Membership Renewal
The Viking Cat Club membership runs from 1st June to 31st May.
As a full or associate member of VCC, you are also a member of Felis Britannica and as such you must adhere to all Felis Britannica and FIFe rules, which are available here.
Please see below for some specific rules that breeders need to abide by, we recommend that you read all of the FIFe and FB rules carefully before renewing your membership and are willing to comply with all these rules.
Changes to the FIFe Breeding and Registration rules following the 2022 Annual General Assembley are highlighted.
Felis Britannica Breeding and Registration Rules
3.2.2
If the breeder does not have a cattery name registered with FIFe, each kitten will be given a Felis Britannica administrative prefix. If the breeder does not hold a cattery name, a maximum of two litters may be registered using an administrative prefix as determined by Felis Britannica. The breeder must apply for a FIFe cattery name before breeding a third and subsequent litter.
3.2.11
All offspring of FB registered queens must be registered with FB, by the age of 8 months.
FIFe Breeding and Registration Rules
2.3.3 Kittens Kittens must not go to a new owner (home) before they are 14 weeks old and have been fully vaccinated against feline panleucopenia, feline calici virus and feline herpes virus, unless otherwise advised by a veterinarian. (Homeopathic vaccinations are not accepted)
3.3 Queens Queens must not have more than three litters in twenty-four months and no more than 2 litters in 12 months except with the prior written approval of a veterinarian and/or the FIFe Member. A queen which requires repeated caesarean sections must not be used for further breeding. A queen may not be allowed to be mated by a second male within 3 weeks of the previous mating.
All kittens must be identified by microchip and the identifying code shall be documented in or on the pedigree.
5.1.1 General principles All kittens bred by a National FIFe Member’s member must be first registered in FIFe and a FIFe pedigree must be issued. (This means that all queens owned by a Felis Britannica member must be registered with FIFe. You can register kittens with other registries, but the FIFe registration must be submitted first)